Major pain for Murray Bridge punters

Spare a thought for any punter who backed the Matthew Seyers/Jamie Kah combination in the opening two races at Murray Bridge on Wednesday with a protest and a rank outsider causing plenty of pain.

Seyers had the short-priced favourite in the opening two races on the Murray Bridge Cup card with On The Line ($1.60) and Imperial Journey ($2.30).

Punters were very keen on the chances of On The Line, with the four-year-old gelding firming from $2.10 into $1.60 for the scamper over the 900m.

In an awkward position at the 100m, Kah had to push On The Line off the rails and into the clear before going on to win claim the race by a head.

The action to get the favourite into the clear resulted in a double protest however, with Dylan Caboche aboard second-placed Star Player firing in an objection while Paul Gatt on fourth-placed Street Life protested against both the winner and the runner-up.

It looked a decision that could have gone either way for the winner, but in a great advertisment for protest payout, stewards upheld the protest against On The Line from both the second and fourth-placed runner (with the protest 4th v 2nd dismissed), relegating On The Line to fourth.

@Punters@TRSAStewards wow...didn't look to be much in it. I'd expect all bumps in future SA race to receive the same treatment